LOUIS JOSEPH CéSAR DUCORNET: A LIFE CUT SHORT

Louis Joseph César Ducornet was a brilliant young man with a auspicious future ahead of him. Born in 1827, he quickly displayed an insatiable desire for knowledge and shone in his studies. His gentle nature made him a popular figure among his peers, but tragedy would soon strike him. At the tender age of 25, Ducornet's life was untimely cut short